Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Berm-jin Cho

Hyun-gyoo Yook

Yu-shik Whang

Ji-Hyun Kim

Chung-seob Na

Jin-lang Kim

Min-gyun Jeong

A method includes displaying a user interface for displaying a graphic and a hidden graphic in a first area; displaying a set of contents corresponding to the graphic in a second area distinguishable from the first area; detecting a user's gesture for selecting a part of the first area; enlarging the first area to include a part of the second area; displaying a plurality of graphics including the graphic and the hidden graphic in the extended first area in response to the user's gesture; detecting a user's additional gesture for moving a first graphic among the plurality of graphics; and moving the first graphic to a part of the extended first area in response to the user's additional gesture, and moving a second graphic of the plurality of graphics to an area from which the first graphic is moved out.

Method and apparatus for providing user interface of portable device

The apparatus includes: a memory which maintains an application driving a list of a plurality of items; a display controller which controls the list to be displayed on the screen which is divided into a plurality of areas and each of the plurality of items is located in each of the plurality of areas; a processor which detects a change of an operation progress status of the plurality of items, wherein the display controller provides a visual feedback corresponding to the operation progress status of at least one of the plurality of items in the area of a corresponding item, whose change of the operation progress status is detected.

Method and apparatus for providing user interface

An intelligent portable communications device and its operation method according to a user's schedule are provided. The operation method is formed of the steps of recording the schedule, continuously determining if it is necessary to alert the user, determining if the user has a scheduled event if alerting the user is necessary, determining if the user can be called during a scheduled event, automatically performing a response corresponding to the recorded schedule for the call if the user cannot be alerted, and alerting the user if the user can be alerted, or if the user does not have the scheduled event. Therefore, even though the user has not manipulated the portable communications device before a scheduled event, the user is not disturbed, a noise interruption can be prevented, and the caller can be led to conform to the user's schedule through the automatic response function.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Berm-jin Cho